Collapsible strainer for fruit, &amp;c.



' No. 890,724. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

A. M. STOCKING. GOLLAPSIBLE STRAINER FOR FRUIT, 6:0.

APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1907.

' WITNESSES: A NVENT H v/u f f AT TOHNE Y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMY M sTocKINc, orfEAsT ORANGE, NEW JERSEY.

COLLAPSIBLE STRAINER FOR FRUIT, 86c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 24, 1907.

Patented June 1c, 1908.

Serial N0. 398,893.

the fruit dropping from the strainer may fall.

The device is provided with a flexible envelop surrounding and covering the entire apparatus and protecting the fruit from dust, etc.

111 the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the frame extended for use: Fig. 2 a view partly in elevation, with the envelop broken away, showing all the parts: and Fig. 3 shows the frame folded.

The frame is composed of four end posts a, preferably of light angle iron. To the inner faces of each post are pivoted four arms I), b, c. 0. those I) being disposed at right angles to those (2 and the two of each pair being properly spaced. '1 he frame when extended will be square in plan and the free ends of corresponding arms I), b, c, c are jointed together as at w. This is true of all of the pivoted arms except two, preferably two lower ones, whose contiguous ends are formed with ears y, g to receive a bolt 2 serving to hold the arms in horizontal position as in Fig. 1. When this retainingbolt is removed, the frame may be folded as indicated in Fig. 3 or these twoarms may be dropped down to permit insertion or removal 0 the vessel 9. At the top of each post projects a pin (1 over which pass eyelet holes at the four corners of a muslin straining bag 6. A rectangular envelop f made of light canvas or other appropriate fabric, open. at the bottom,

and entirely continuous at the sides and also at the top, except that in the top are formed four eyelet holes to fit over the pins (1. Be-

low the straining bag and within the struc-' ture there may be laced a receiving vessel g, the straining bag lieing suspended centrally of the structure and over the receiving vessel g by means of the ins (Z. The cover or envelop f may be (ragged in position as in Fig. 2 all arts of the a iparatus being then substantia ly closed and the fruit, and the juice therefrom, protected from dust, flies, etc.

I claim:

A fruit strainer comprising a collapsible frame composed of posts a. and pairs of arms I), b, c, c, pivoted to the respective posts, pivotal connections between contiguous ends of corresponding arms, a strainer bag having means of suspension from the upper parts of the post and a protecting envc op or fabric inclosing the top and sides of the frame and susIpended from the upper ends of the posts. n testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name. AMY M. STOCKING. \Vitnesses:

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